this battle, a loss
of how many now?
fighting caresses
& saccharine smiles,
how much how much
(longer)(count)(break).
fling haphazard words
onto blank expanse,
flashing one two one;
categorize & contaminate
honey crisp syllables.
taint, paint in hues
of cutting blue &
liar's indigo — blood
barring oxygen, wail.
curdle, coat, condense
into hard-packed anger
& smile (grimace) strain
until teeth rot / crumble &
the stage lights drain.
lie (to whom), a slash
in the dark & cry out scream
out, trace & entrench
escape- swing the lantern
one two one two one
crash against cobble &
fallfallfallfallfallfall
shatter / piercing shards:
watch the bulb as it flickers.
- theodore (07.28.22)
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shoebox | a poetry collection
Poetry" 𝑖'𝑚 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒆𝒃𝒐𝒙 𝑢𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝒃𝒆𝒅. . . " - a collection of poems written by yours truly - " . . . 𝑐𝑜𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝒅𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝒎𝒆𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑘𝑒 . "
